Striping device



K. C. BUGG STRIPING DEVICE June 24, 1930.

Filed Jan. 19, 1927 9 0 M 111,. |l|| kl Patented June 24, 1930 KENLY 0. IBUGG, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI STRIPING DEVICE Application. filed. January 19, 1927. Serial No. 162,006.

This invention relates to devices for forming stripes of paint or other substances.

An object of the invention is to provide a device for use in forming stripes upon painted or polished surfaces with greater ease, rapidity and precision than is possible by use of the usual brushes.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of the character mentioned whereby a number of parallel stripes may be formed at the same time and of the same or diflerent widths or colors.

Another object of the invention is to provide a construction in a device of the character mentioned whereby selected single or plural stripe forming devices may be used in connection with the same nism.

Other objects will appear from the following description, reference being made to the drawing in which Fig. 1 is a side elevation of my improved device, with some of the parts in section.

Fig. 2 shows another side elevation of a part of the device.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view approximately on the line 33 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a cross sectional View approximately on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1.

Figs. 5 to 9 inclusive are views showing different types of stripe forming elements.

In the specific embodiment of the invention shown there are two tanks 1 held in proper relationship by a supporting ring 2 and an encircling ring 3. These tanks are designed and arranged to contain paint, or other, substances, and are preferably equipped with removable closures 4 provided with pressure admitting tubes 5. The purpose of the tubes 5 is to admit pressure to force the paint, or other substance, from the tanks through tubes 6 leading to the stripe forming mechanism and provided with valves 7, of usual or preferred construction, for opening and closing the tubes 6.

general mecha- The frame of the device comprises a part 8 eguipped with a pair of runners 9 designed an intended in some instances to operate against the surface of the part to be striped, and in other instances to be provided with rollers 10.to roll along the surface of the part to be striped. These runners are detachably connected with the part 8 by lateral arms 11 extending through holes 1n the part 8 and held rigid by set screws 12. Thus the runners 9 may be variably s aced to meet different requirements as, for instance, to accommodate between them a brush for forming a single stripe, or brushes for forming more than one stripe.

One edge of the part 8 is provided with a dove tail groove 13 receiving a similarly shaped web or flange 14 in connection with a longitudinally slotted tube 15. The lower end of the web or flange 14 rests upon a coiled spring 16, the lower end of which is supported by a pin 17 If. desired, the tubular' part 15 may be held in rigid connection with the part 8 by a set screw 18 passing through the part 8 and engaging the web or flange 14. By means of the spring 16 and the set screw 18 the part 15 may be held in selected adjustments on the part 8, so as to project the tip of the brush any desired distance beyond the lower edges of the runners 9 or the rollers 10. The lower end of the slotted tube 15 is provided with an interiorly threaded coupling 19 in which the selected brush element or pen element may be screwed. Different types of these brush and pen elements are shown in Figs. 5 to 9 inclusive. j

The device shown in Fig. 5 comprises a brush 20, a brush holder'21 having threads 22 designed and arranged to screw into the coupling 19, and a tapering tube 23 opening through the brush holder 21 into the central part of the brush to discharge paint or other substance into the brush for application to the part to be striped.

The device shown in Fig. 6 is for forming parallel stripes simultaneously and comprises two brushes 24 into each of which a tapering tube 25 opens through the bifurcated brush holder 26. The tubes 25 are designed and intended to be placed in communication with the respective tubes 6 so as to form parallel stripes of different colors simultaneously.

The device shown in Fig. 7 comprises a air of brushes 27 into which the arms of a bifurcated tube 28 open through a brush holder 29. The tube 28 is designed and intended to be connected with either one of the tubes 6, so as to form parallel stripes of the same color simultaneously.

The device shown in Fig. 8 comprises a shading pen 30 in connection with a threaded holder 31 through which a tapering tube 32 extends to discharge ink to the pen.

The device shown in Fig. 9 is an inking pen and comprises a nib 33 to which ink is delivered through a tapering tube 24 opening through the holder 35.

The threaded ends of the several holders shown in Figs. 5 to 9 inclusive screw into the coupling 19 and the threaded upper ends of the tubes 23, 25, 28, 32 and 34 screw into an interiorly threaded coupling 36, which also screws onto a tubular part 37. The part 37 is in communication with a passage 38 through a valve support 39 mounted in a tube 15.and having on its upper end a beaded tube coupling 40 for connection with an elastic tube 6.

A valve 41 is in the. support 39 and is operative to open and close the passage 38. An arm 42 extends from the valve 41 to connection with a rod 43 which extends through a spring barrel 44 and is provided on its lower end with a roller 45. A collar 46 on the rod 43 in the barrel 44 serves as an abutment for the lower end of the spring 47 yond the runners 9 or rollers 10. A slotted plate 49 is screwed to the frame part 8 by screws 50 and has a flange 51 on each its upper and lower end. A projection 52 on the tube 15 extends between the flanges 51 and limits upward and downward movement of the tube 15 in the supporting frame. A flange 53 projects from each side of the tube 15 and constitute finger pieces or handles for pushing the tube 15 downwardly in opposition to the spring 16, which normally acts to hold the parts in position in which the projection 52 is against the upper flange 51.

From the foregoing it will be seen that I have provided a device which facilitates the application of one or more stri es and other decorative outlines to the sur aces of automobile bodies, and the like, and that the machine is capable of various uses. It is preferably portable and the receptacles 1 may easily be suspended from the shoulders of the user by familiar and well known hangers or suspension devices now commonly used for many purposes. The application of stripes and decorative outlines to the surfaces of automobile bodies by manipulation of hand brushes, which is now common practice is slow and tedious and unduly expensive. My machine expedites and facilitates these operations and greatly reduces the cost. The construction and arrangement of the parts may be widely varied without departure from the nature and principle of the invention. I do not restrict myself in any unessential particulars, but what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A striping device comprising a frame, a supporting runner at each side of said frame, means holding said runners in different spaced relationships with respect to each other and said frame, a brush carrier supported by said frame, and means adapted to discharge paintthrough said carrier into said brush.

2. A striping device comprising a frame, a supporting runner at each side of said frame, means holding said runners in different spaced relationships with respect to each other and said frame, a brush carrier supported by said frame, means adapted to discharge paint through said carrier into said brush, and means securing said carrier in different selected positions on said frame.

3. A striping device comprising a portable frame, a source of paint supply, a tubular part mounted on said frame in communication with said source of paint supply, means for holding said tubular part in selected adjustments on said frame, a brush holder, means securing said brush holder in communication with said tubular part, avalve in said tubular part controlling passage of paint therethrou h to said brush holder, supports for said frame arranged to operate along the surface of the part to be decorated, and means for securing said supports in different spaced adjustments.

'4. A striping device comprising a portable frame, a source of paint supply, a tubular part mounted on said frame in communication with said source of paint supply, means holding said tubular part in selected adjustments on said frame, a brush holder, means securing said brush holder in communication paint supply, means for holding said tubular part in selected adjustments on said frame, a brush holder, means securing said brush holder in connection with said tubular part, a valve in said tubular part controlling passage of paint therethrough to said brush older, an element between said valve and said brush holder for varying the amount of paint passing to said brush'holder, supports for said frame arranged to operate along the surface of the part to be decorated, means for securing said supports in different spaced adjustments, automatic means for opening said valve when said supports are operated on the surface to be decorated, and means for closing said valve when the machine is removed from the part to be decorated.

6. A striping device comprising a portable frame, a source of paint supply, a hollow brush carrier supported by said frame in communication with said source of paint supply, a brush, a holder for said brush having rigid detachable connection with and opening into said carrier, means adapted to conduct paint through said carrier and said holder to said brush, a valve in said carrier controlling passage of paint to said brush, and a device spaced laterally from said brush arranged to contact with the surface to be decorated and to open said valve.

7. A striping device comprisin a portable frame, a source of paint suppl a brush carrier supported by said frame in communication with said source of paint supply, a brush, a holder for said brush having rigid detachable connection with and opening into said carrier, means adapted to conduct paint through said carrier and said holder to said brush, a valve in said carrier controlling passage of paint to said brush, an element between said valve and said brush for varying the amount of paint passing to said brush, a device spaced laterally from said brush arranged to contact with the surface to be decorated and to open said valve, and automatic means for actuating said device in a direction to close said valve when the machine is removed from the surface to be decorated.

8. A striping device comprising a source of paint supply, a supporting frame, a tubular part mounted on said frame in communication with said source of aint supply, a bifurcated tube, means or rigid y supporting said tube, means connecting said tube to said tubular art, paint applicators in connection with t e respective arms of said tube, and a valve in said'tubular part for controlling the passage of paint there- 'through to said tube.

- 9. A striping device comprisinga source of paint supply, a supporting frame, a tubular part mounted on said frame, in communication with said source of paint supply, a bifurcated tube, means for rigidly supporting said tube, means connecting said tube to said tubular part, paint applicators in connection with the respective arms of said tube, a valve in said tubular part for controlling the passage -of paint therethrough to said tube, and automatic means for opening said valve when said paint applicators areoperated along the surface to be decorated.

10. A striping device comprising a source of paint supply, a supporting frame, a tubular part .mounted on said frame, in communication with said source of aint supply, a bifurcated tube, means or rigidly supporting said tube, means connecting said tube to said'tubular part, paint applicators in connection with the respective arms of said tube, a valve in said tubular part for controlling the passage of paint therethrough to said tube, automatic means for opening said valve when said paint appli-' cators are operated along the surface to be decorated, and means for closing said valve when the machine is removed from the part to be decorated.

11. A striping device comprising a portable frame, a tubular part mounted on said frame for sliding movements to different adjusted positions along said frame, means for holding said tubular part rigid on said frame, a source of paint supply, means forming communication from said source to said tubular part, a paint applicator, means for holding said applicator in communication with said tubular part, and a valve controlling passage of paint through said tubular part to said applicator.

12. A striping device comprising a portable frame having a passage therethrough adapted to contain paint, a paint applicator having a passage therethrough, a releasable coupling for. detachably holding said paint applicator in connection with said frame in position in which the passage through said applicator is in continuation of the passage through said frame, a valve for opening and closing said passage through said frame to permit or to prevent passage of paint from said source of supply to said applicator, automatic means for opening said valve as an incident to placing said applicator upon a surface preparatory to applying paint thereis in continuation of the passage through through, a releasable coupling said frame, a valve for opening and closing said passage through said frame to permit or to prevent passage of paint from said source of supply to said applicator, automatic means for opening said valve as an incident to placing said applicator upon a surface preparatory to applying paint thereto, and a device between said valve and said applicator regulating the amount of paint that may pass to said applicator.

14. A striping device comprising a portable frame having a passage therethrough, a paint applicator having a passage therefor detachably holding one end of the palnt applicator in connection with said frame in a position in which the passage through said appli-' cator is in continuation of the passage through said frame, and a rigid support for said applicator between said coupling and the discharge end of said applicator.

15. A striping device comprising a portable frame, a support mounted in said frame and having a passage therethrou h, means for holding said support in di erent adjusted positions in said frame, a paint applicator having a passage therethrough, and a releasable coupling for detachably holding one end of said paint applicator in connection with said support in a position in which the passage through said applicator is in continuation of the passage through said support.

16. A striping device comprising a portable frame, a support mounted in said frame and having a passage therethrou h, means for holding said support in di erent adjusted positions in said frame, a paint applicator having a passage therethrough, a releasable coupling for detachably holding one end of said paint applicator in connection with said support in a position in which the passage through said applicator is in continuation of the passage through said support, and a part rigid with said frame and said applicator between said coupling and the discharge end of said applicator holding said applicator in rigid relationship with respect to said frame. w 17. A striping device comprising a portable frame, a support mounted in said frame and having a passage therethrou h, means for holding said 'support in di erent adjusted positions in said frame, a paint applicator having a passage therethrough, a retherethrough.

KENLY C. BUGG. 

